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House & Senate Committee Hearings to Highlight Critical Need for Affordable Access to Lifesaving Medication

... the Maryland Senate Finance Committee will consider Senate Bill 595, which seeks to create more predictability for patients facing high out-of-pocket expenses for lifesaving medication. The following day, February 29, the House Health and Government Operations Committee will hold a ... so that a patient using copay assistance to fill a prescription for a lifesaving medication may incur hefty unexpected medical bills—a result of insurers or pharmacy benefit managers not applying copay assistance payments to a patient’s deductible. Senate Bill 595/House Bill 879 will ... around medication expenses. Lance Kilpatrick, Maryland Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), will testify at the hearing to make the case to enact these patient protections for Marylanders, following the lead of nineteen other states. ...

Cancer advocates meet with US Rep Andy Harris

... Meet With U.S. Rep. Andy Harris: “Don’t Cut Our Lifeline” About a dozen volunteer advocates hold onto life-preservers in support of Affordable Care Act protections SALSIBURY, Md. – March 7, 2017 – About a dozen cancer patients, survivors and volunteers rallied outside the ... medical debt,” said Julienne Edwards, a colon cancer survivor and volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Congress needs to know exactly what they're taking away from people like me. If there is a treatment that can save our lives, we ... Critical protections include: • enabling young adults to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; • providing patients no- or low-cost life-saving screenings, such as mammograms and colonoscopies; • preventing patients from having their coverage canceled when they get sick; ...

Cancer Community Calls on Senate to Move Forward on Meaningful Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 19, 2009 – After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on senators to invoke cloture and pass health care reform legislation this year so that House and Senate conferees can begin ... by refocusing the system to emphasize prevention; guaranteeing quality, affordable coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions; reducing the cost burden on families; eliminating lifetime coverage limits; covering routine health costs for those who enroll in clinical trials; and ...

Senate health care bill could harm cancer patients and survivors

We knew the Senate health care bill was bad for cancer patients and survivors, but the latest version of the bill released is shockingly worse than earlier drafts. The bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, could be devastating to cancer patients ... raise premiums for some people with pre-existing conditions Under an amendment introduced by Senator Ted Cruz and included in the newest version of the bill, plans that don’t meet requirements in the Affordable Care Act would be sold, meaning some plans offered would not cover needed ... younger, healthier people in those insurance markets, the premiums for people with pre-existing conditions could be astonishingly high. ACS CAN joined other patient advocacy groups in sending a letter to senators expressing their deep concern for this amendment. Re-impose annual and ...

CMS Proposes Long-Term Method for Covering CAR-T Cancer Therapy

... cancer therapy for Medicare enrollees. CAR-T is a promising new way to get immune cells to fight cancer by changing them in the lab so they can find and destroy cancer cells.  Because the treatment is new and complicated—requiring multiple steps—previous coverage models were ... long-term coverage for this new and innovative treatment. CAR-T has already been approved for treating difficult relapsing and resistant cases of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and childhood leukemia and may prove useful for several other cancers. “Medicare coverage of new treatments like CAR-T is essential to ensuring the latest and most appropriate treatments are available and affordable for those who need ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Support Improving Cancer Patients’ Access to Housing & Lifesaving Medication

ANNAPOLIS, MD – FEBRUARY 12, 2024 – Earlier tonight, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Maryland State House as a part of their annual Cancer Action Day, urging lawmakers to support two proposals—the first, is a call to lawmakers to support an investment in the ... housing during their care; whereas, the second (Senate Bill 595/House Bill 879) aims to create more predictability for patients facing high out-of-pocket expenses for lifesaving medication. The current capacity of the Baltimore Hope Lodge, which was erected in 1987 to give patients a free ...

One Year Later, Provisions in Affordable Care Act Are Helping Cancer Patients and Their Families

... for developing the disease. Cancer patients and their families are benefitting from provisions in the law that are improving the quality and cost of their health care. “We want people to understand that the law, while not perfect, will meaningfully improve the health care system for people ... save lives,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive of the American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Provisions in the law are making health care more adequate, affordable, available and easier to understand for cancer patients, survivors ...

2021 Georgia Policy Forum

ACS CAN will host its annual Georgia Policy Forum on Tuesday Oct. 26 via Zoom at 12:00 pm. This event will bring together key leaders and decision ... in government, research, and academia to discuss emerging equity and health care policy issues that affect the physical and economic health of Americans.   Discussion Points Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible which requires ... ACS CAN advocate for that ensure access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health insurance including efforts to curb the availability of inadequate health plans and protect and enhance Medicaid eligibility? 2021 Georgia Policy Forum ...

Key Healthcare Provisions Go Into Effect Today That Help Cancer Patients

Strong protections for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones take affect today, six months after the signing of the Affordable Care Act into law. These critical provisions are helping to transform our current Š—…sick care' system into one that focuses ... coverage Tightly restricted annual dollar limits on coverage In all new plans, preventive coverage is guaranteed and individuals will see no out-of-pocket costs for proven preventive services such as screenings for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer Health plans can no longer drop patients from coverage when they get sick Dependent children can remain on their parent's insurance policy until age 26 Children ...

Patient and Consumer Groups Urge Federal Court to Issue Preliminary Injunction Against Short-Term Insurance Rule

... limited-duration (STLD) insurance plans. The hearing in the case Association for Community Affiliated Plans v. United States Department of Treasury will allow the plaintiffs to explain the devastating impact patients could face under the rule if bare-bones plans that do not comply ... required by the Affordable Care Act are permitted to be sold on the individual insurance market for up to 36 months. These short-term plans can deny or charge people more for coverage based on their health status, and are exempt from covering essential health services. The plans can ... treatment and follow-up care. The very population the law is designed to protect could again face barriers to quality health coverage at a cost they can afford - a common occurrence before the law was passed that kept many patients from getting critical care. “The evidence is clear ...

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